What is your voting plan?
I already voted!
I already voted!
In what ways, if any, have your feelings about America changed since the 2016 election?
My feelings about America have not changed. However, it is disheartening to see so many people being so easily led into racism and intolerance.
How have the last four years impacted you personally?
I have not had many personal encounters which were negative. However, I have noticed a general tendency among people either to be defiant about their views or to be over-solicitous to assure me that as a POC, I am 'welcome' in America. Both of these attitudes are galling, at best.
What is something about the 2020 election cycle that you want to be sure we remember in the future?
I hope that we do not have a bitterly personal election like 2020 for a very long time. As a historian, the last time such an election was recorded was when Andrew Jackson was elected. I fervently hope that the demands of civil discourse once again dominate public discussion.
What issues are motivating you most to vote in the 2020 election?
Change, change, change!!
What are you most hopeful about for 2021 and beyond?
I am so hopeful about the younger generation- they are more politically and socially aware than any other generation in memory.